Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-14
BUSINESS.

BUSINESS.
Hundreds of business Men Discuss
Sanktoh's Euture-A Rousing Meet
ing.
In response to q call by the board oil
trade, several hundred of the leading
business men and property holders oil
Yankton. assembled at Turner hall last
night. and for two hours or more indulg.
ed in q discussion of the best mesns oil
promoting the welfare of Yankton. The
meeting was in every sense q business
,, meeting and its results for good cannot
be over estimated.
After all those present had taken seats
Governor Newton Edmunds called for
order and nominated j. 81. Teller for
chairman. MIR. Teller was elected and
J. a. Bahn chosen for secretary.
After the organization G.. r. Ssougal
was called upon to state the object of
the board OF trade IN calling the meeting.
His statement embodied three subjects,
First, the advisability OF securing a pre-.
liminary survey and right OF way from
Yankton northeastward, for y railroad
company which has expressed q willing
ness to build, the name of which was
not divulged. Second. the advisability
of taking steps for securing the RECON-
struotion nc Yankton Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul machine shops.
Third, the promotion OF manufacturing
industries in Yankton and the develop
ment of our magnificent water power.
After this statement several men spoke
briefly upon the matter Of right OF way
and then q motion was made aud Sec
osded and carried to the effect that
money enough to pay for the prelimin-
airy snrvev and right of way be secured
and o committee be appointed to do the
work. Thereupon the chair appointed
to assist the board of trade M. p. OIL
man, f. M. Ziehach, Geo. II. ScougsI,
w. M. Powers and NJ. L. Wooley a com.
mittee on right OF way. a subscription
paper was circulated IN the hall and ST.
600 was raised as q starter. This settled
the right OF way matter and the puff OF
q locomotive coming in from the north
! will be une Of the pleasant results of the
gathering.
Next the Milwaukee shops question
came up. and the board Of trade was
instructed to act in any reasonable way to
secure the construction OF the shops at
Yankton.
Then there arose q discussion of the
most important topic OF the three, the
promotion OF Yankton's manufacturing
industries and the development of the
inexhaustable water power with which
this city is blessed. The discussion
brought to their feet many men who had
before remained silent and everyone was
unanimous in the opinion that Yankton
needed and must have manufactures of
all descriptions and that the way to get
advertise this oity's1 advantages for
manufacturing. The remarks OF all were
made with an earnestness which has
never before characterized gatherings of
a like nature in Yankton, and there was
an open trankncss in the discussion OF
portions of the subject which heightened
the respect OF every man for his neigh
Dor. Many projects for securing manu-
featuring enterprises were talked over
and the general result will be that Ysnk-
toms water power will receive such an
advertising within the next SIX months
as few water powers have been favored
| with.
A motion was made aud carried that
the meeting express q desire TO the city
council to have an arteaisn we'll sunk
upon college hill as soon as possible. and
as this meeting represented the property
owners and tax papers OF the city the
council will recognize the expression.
A committee was s%ppointee consisting
of VIM. NJ. Powers, J.. M. Fogerty aud
W. j. Bruce to solicit memberships
for the board OF trade and that commit.
tee has secured q large number OF names
to-day.
The meeting was one OF the most en-
thusiastic ever held in Yankton and it is
safe to presume that the results will be OF
the very best. The meeting was called
for the transaction OF business and BUSH
ness held the attention of those present
from the opening to the closing.
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Take Care or the Throat.